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Letter to the Editor | Embracing solar energy helps support healthy planet

The Cumberland Times-News · last updated

Embracing solar energy helps support healthy planet

I recently learned about the new solar project to be built in Garrett County near Westernport. The property is on reclaimed land from a coal mine. It is exciting to have the largest solar project in the state of Maryland here.

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